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The owner of a remote bach on the South Wairarapa coast came home to find a man she didn't know cooking food in her kitchen, the Masterton District Court was told.

Ashley Jordan Taylor, 29, and Samantha Jayne Malton, 24, were both sentenced yesterday for burglary, after breaking into a Cape Palliser bach and staying overnight there and cooking food from the property.

The victim "returned home to find you in the kitchen cooking food" Judge Barbara Morris told Taylor.

Taylor's lawyer, Susie Barnes, said it was "not an offence driven by financial gain", but they had been "seeking a place to eat and shelter".